William Henry (Kinnie) Kinne (1835 - 1921)

Born 20 Oct 1835 in Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Coldwell) Kinnie — married 1864 in Gaspereau, Nova Scotia

Husband of Annette (Simpson) Kinne — married 1900 in California, United States

Died 25 Jun 1921 at age 85 in Redwood City, San Mateo, California, United States

Biography

William H. Kinne, former sheriff of San Mateo county and for over 40 years a resident of Redwood City, passed away suddenly at his home on Phelps street Saturday night [June 25th];

'Pop’ Kinne, as he was familiarly known to his hundreds of friends was born in Nova Scotia in 1836. He came to San Francisco in 1859, when he was 23 years of age. His first business venture was the operation of a large dairy in partnership with John Donald Daly, at what is now known as Daly City.

In 1880 Kinne was elected sheriff of San Mateo county, after one of the most exciting elections in the history of the county, defeating Harry Hatch of Half Moon Bay, now a resident of San Mateo. Following his election as sheriff Kinne severed partnership with Daly, and moved to Redwood City. He made a splendid officer and was re-elected for five succeeding terms, being finally defeated in 1892 by the late Phil McEvoy.

After his retirement from office, Mr. Kinne operated the Capitol Hotel on Broadway, then a three-story brick building, for a number of years, later moving to Willits, Mendocino county. He returned to Redwood in a few years and purchased the Capitol Hotel from the late W. Z. Price, father of city clerk W. A. Price, retiring from business in 1906. At the time of his death, Mr. Kinne was 85 years old. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nettie S. Kinne, and three nieces, Mrs. Ida Johnson of San Francisco, Mrs. Charles Hedges of Los Angeles, and one residing in Seattle, Washington. findagrave.com

• Fact: Immigration (1859)
• Fact: Residence (1864) Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Fact: Residence (1920) Redwood City, San Mateo, California, United States
• Fact: Burial (1921) Colma, San Mateo, California, United States of America
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch

Birth: Oct. 20, 1835 Nova Scotia, Canada Death: Jun. 25, 1921 Redwood City San Mateo County California, USA

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH4X-T3Y : accessed 29 September 2018), William H Kinne, Redwood City, San Mateo, California, United States; citing ED 79, sheet 9B, line 88, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 145; FHL microfilm 1,820,145.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #144893453

• "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMG3-X7L : 8 December 2014), William H. Kimmie and Mary Eliza Coldwell, 1864, Marriage; citing p. 12460, volume 1800, , Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 May 2018, 16:37), entry for William Henry Kinne(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2XT-G2B); contributed by various users.